Wandaful Quilts

Friday, January 8, 2010

First full week of Jan. - 2.5 finishes

The binding is on, the hanging sleeve and label are on. It is an official finish.Yesterday morning I took a photo with the light from the window coming across it so you can see the quilting better. I found about 3 places I still needed to quilt when I did this.

I flipped it over and took a picture of the back. I wish I had used a busier plaid on the back now. All of the little tie offs show when I was using a different color thread on top. I had over 50 tie offs on this one so I wasn't going to tie by hand and bury the threads. In fact I rarely do that. I think that should be reserved for show quilts. (Just my opinion. I know some of you do it ALL of the time.)

Here are my 2.5 finishes piled on the sewing cabinet. I figure if I get my 4 finishes for the month done in the first 10 days, then I have 21 days to start a couple new projects (the stripe blocks are first!) and maybe get borders sewn onto some of the tops that were on hangers in previously posted pictures.I know there are all kinds of theories on whether you should do the hardest/longest project first and then everything that follows is easier and faster OR get some instant gratification and do the small projects first. With a short attention span I chose the second choice. It gets me motivated to see several things done instead of just one thing.

42 comments:

You are amazing. What do you do with all of your quilts--sell them, give them away, keep them, or a combination of all of the above? During the work week I have about 2-3 hours a night that I can sew, and I find it so frustrating to see what you are able to accomplish. I have a small NY Beauty quilt top that I made from Valori's book, I'm going to get it out this weekend and quilt it and finish it up. Thanks for sharing all of your beautiful work.

Oh, how lovely! I am usually not a fan of stipes and plaids, but with this quilt you certainly have changed my mind. I have been working on gifts for next Xmas already to avoid the inevitable rush that I go through every year. We just got 10 inches of new snow here in WI, and I love being snowed in... More sewing time for those UFOs.....

it looks lovely - and to have the sleeve and label on it already too! I am always slow about labels, I haven't been good about that lately and need to make one for a quilt I finished before Christmas.Karenhttp://karensquilting.com/blog/

WOW, WOW, WOW. That's all I can say about the NYB wall hanging. I LOVE IT. As for the quilting with two differant colors, love that too. I guess you could say, I love what you are doing, keep it up. Can't wait to check them out.

I love your NYB! I love plaids, and this one is glorious! What a great finish.

I never tie off the thread ends. I only quilt small things, for the most part, and they don't get a lot of wear, so I don't worry about it. I just do the tiny stitches at the beginning and end of a line of stitches.

I found your discussion of which project to tackle interesting. I often pick the instant gratification over the longer project, because having a finish "under my belt" helps me get going on the other. But sometimes it depends on my mood too. You get so much done that I have to admire your attitude and perserverance.